What can you do with this server?

The Bing Search MCP Server integrates Microsoft Bing Search API to enable AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches. * **Web Search**: Perform general web searches for information, websites, and content using `bing_web_search` * **News Search**: Search for recent news articles and current events with `bing_news_search` * **Image Search**: Retrieve visual content through `bing_image_search` * **Customizable Parameters**: Control the number of results, market, offset, and freshness * **Rate Limiting**: Prevent API abuse * **Error Handling**: Comprehensive error handling for robust search operations

Which integrations are available for this server?

Supports configuration with Claude Desktop on [macOS](/mcp/servers/integrations/macos), allowing users to add the Bing Search MCP server to their Claude Desktop setup via the local configuration file.

Bing Search MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Bing Search API integration, allowing AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches.

Features

Web search for general information
News search for recent events and timely information
Image search for visual content
Rate limiting to prevent API abuse
Comprehensive error handling

Related MCP server: MCP Web Search Tool

Requirements

Python 3.10 or higher
Microsoft Bing Search API key
MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)

Installation

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Install dependencies:
uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate uv pip install -e .

Configuration

Set the required environment variables:

export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key" export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/" # Optional

For Windows:

set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/

Usage

Running the server

uvx bing-search-mcp

Configuring with Claude for Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{ "mcpServers": { "bing-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp" ], "env": { "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key" } } } }